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Envirobytes - An Environmental Newsletter
EnviroBytes, a Summary of Issues and Events for Week Ending July 25, 2008
EPA MID ATLANTIC REGION LAUNCHES PODCAST SERIES
EPA’s mid-Atlantic region is introducing a series of audio podcasts to bring to a listening audience environmental news and feature stories as well as helpful consumer tips. Called "Environment Matters," the podcasts will be presented regularly on the region’s Web site, http://www.epa.gov/region3/multimedia/ and are available as an RSS feed for automated distribution.
GRANT FUNDS DELAWARE ESTUARY BENTHIC SURVEY
Thanks to an EPA Regional Applied Research Effort (RARE) grant funded by regions 2 and 3, the Delaware Estuary will be able to carry out a comprehensive benthic invertebrate survey on the Delaware Estuary with the help of the EPA Coastal Science Team. The project will include establishing a comprehensive inventory of benthic species and assessing the health of the estuary’s benthic communities. To learn how benthic communities are used as indicators of watershed health, go to http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/invertebrate.html
BALTIMORE COUNTY SETTLES UST RULE VIOLATIONS
EPA announced on July 24 that Baltimore County, Md., has settled alleged violations involving a civil penalty of $28,968 for allowing leaks of fuel and hazardous wastes from underground storage tanks (USTs) at 13 county-owned and operated locations. The county will also be required to install a computerized system at a minimum cost of $90,000 to monitor USTs at several locations . For more information, visit www.epa.gov/swerust1/
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS VISIT EPA LAB
A group of students from the University of Pennsylvania's summer program were invited to visit the EPA Environmental Science Center (ESC) at Fort Meade, Md. The students toured the microbiology, metals, and pesticide laboratories as well as some wastewater treatment plants and Superfund sites. The center also includes areas for organic and inorganic chemistry, biology, microbiology, and other scientific activities. For a description of the center, go to http://www.epa.gov/oaintrnt/facilities/fortmeade.htm
EPA ADDRESSES RISKS OF CARBOFURAN RESIDUES IN FOOD
To protect the public from any risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran in food and drinking water, EPA is revoking the regulations that allow carbofuran residues in food, to ensure the safety of the food supply. In addition, EPA is proceeding toward cancellation of the pesticide registration to protect pesticide applicators and birds in treated fields. EPA will accept public comments on the proposed tolerance revocation for 60 days. For additional information, visit epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/carbofuran/carbofuran_noic.htm
EPA "SCIENCE WEDNESDAY" BLOG MAKES ITS DEBUT
Beginning on July 24, the EPA's Greenversations environmental blog will feature "Science Wednesday" to cultivate public interest in environmental science and engineering. The blog entries from EPA staff will give the public an idea of how EPA science and technology protect public health and the environment. To read this week’s Greenversations "Science Wednesday" blog, visit http://blog.epa.gov/blog/category/sciencewednesday/
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR CLEAN DIESEL EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
EPA plans to award approximately $3.4 million in grants for projects that use emerging technologies to reduce emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines. The grants target school or transit buses, medium and heavy-duty trucks, marine engines, locomotives and non-road engines. Grant proposals must be submitted by Sept. 21. The final awards will be announced in December. For more information about this grant, visit http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/grantfund.htm See the qualifying emerging technologies list at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/prgemerglist.htm
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